{"id":112065,"date":"2025-05-23T09:26:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T09:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/?p=112065"},"modified":"2025-05-23T10:02:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T10:02:10","slug":"zippy-the-worlds-smallest-power-autonomous-bipedal-robot-powered-by-xiao-nrf52840","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/23\/zippy-the-worlds-smallest-power-autonomous-bipedal-robot-powered-by-xiao-nrf52840\/","title":{"rendered":"Zippy: The World\u2019s Smallest Power-Autonomous Bipedal Robot, Powered by XIAO nRF52840"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"112065\" class=\"elementor elementor-112065\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-100f9377 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"100f9377\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e0648a2\" data-id=\"4e0648a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b8dab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58b8dab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d14c57a3cd3\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At just 3.6 cm tall, Zippy is redefining what\u2019s possible in small-scale robotics. Developed by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stevenwman\/\"><b>Steven Man<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and his research team (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/soma-narita-a135692b0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soma Narita<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/josefmacera\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Josef Macera<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/naomi-oke-url\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naomi Oke<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/aaron-johnson-47b6772a\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aaron M. Johnson<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sarah-bergbreiter-a9323954\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah Bergbreiter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.cmu.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Carnegie Mellon University<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, this tiny yet mighty robot is the smallest self-contained bipedal walker to date. Zippy leverages passive dynamic walking principles and is powered by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-nRF52840-Pre-Soldered-p-6332.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\"><b>Seeed Studio XIAO nRF52840<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, bringing together low power consumption, open-loop control, and high-speed agility in an incredibly compact footprint. Designed to push the limits of microrobotics, Zippy is a pioneering step towards autonomous robots that can operate in constrained or hazardous environments.<\/span><\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d400498 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1d400498\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-761fcddb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"761fcddb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d14c57a86a7\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/money_shot.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-112069\" alt=\"Zippy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/money_shot.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/money_shot-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/money_shot-1030x882.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/money_shot-768x657.png 768w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/money_shot-32x27.png 32w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/money_shot-1024x877.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fefd2c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fefd2c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d14c57a8e37\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/html\/2505.05686v1\"><em>Source: arXiv<\/em><\/a><\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b2cdd24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b2cdd24\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a82fbbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a82fbbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d14c57a9c72\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0512-hl-smallest-bipedal-robot-445x380.png\" class=\"attachment-magazine-7-medium size-magazine-7-medium wp-image-112070\" alt=\"Zippy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a22ed78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a22ed78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d14c57aae01\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Zippy-2-720x380.png\" class=\"attachment-magazine-7-medium size-magazine-7-medium wp-image-112106\" alt=\"Zippy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e3152de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e3152de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d14c57ab53d\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.cmu.edu\/news-events\/news\/2025\/05\/12-smallest-bipedal-robot.html\"><i>Source:\u00a0Carnegie Mellon University<\/i><\/a><\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a67966b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a67966b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d14c57ac1eb\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hardware Used<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60972e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60972e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d14c57ac99b\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what powers this tiny powerhouse:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-nRF52840-Pre-Soldered-p-6332.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\"><b>Seeed Studio XIAO nRF52840<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Pre-Soldered): Compact BLE microcontroller with onboard IMU, used for motor control and future closed-loop feedback.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pololu.com\/product\/2357\"><b>Single DC Motor (Pololu 2357)<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Drives the entire walking motion with open-loop control.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Microbots DriveCell H-bridge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Controls motor voltage waveform.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>LiPo Battery<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Powers the system on-board.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>3D-Printed Body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Custom leg, foot, and arm structures printed with precision for lightweight performance.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f1300b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f1300b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d14c57ade0d\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/render_callout.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-112071\" alt=\"render_callout Zippy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/render_callout.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/render_callout-300x245.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/render_callout-1030x840.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/render_callout-768x626.png 768w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/render_callout-32x26.png 32w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/render_callout-1024x835.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1ff10a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1ff10a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d14c57ae52f\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/html\/2505.05686v1\"><em>Source: arXiv<\/em><\/a><\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b49af4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22b49af4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d14c57aeba9\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Zippy Works<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b9b0f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76b9b0f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d14c57af240\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zippy\u2019s magic lies in its minimalist yet ingenious mechanical design. With just one motor mounted at the hip, Zippy drives a simple gait where each leg swings past a hard stop. This passive element both limits motion and regulates speed, enabling consistent walking without complex feedback systems. Rounded feet and a weighted arm add a natural side-to-side sway, helping the robot lift and shift its legs smoothly. By relying on mechanical intelligence instead of traditional control algorithms, Zippy achieves high efficiency and remarkable speed at an incredibly small scale.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The simplicity of Zippy\u2019s control system makes it not only efficient but also robust in noisy, small-scale environments where traditional sensors and actuators become less reliable. Future versions aim to incorporate sensors like IMUs and cameras to enable localization and environment navigation, opening doors to real-world applications such as disaster inspection, industrial maintenance, and educational tools in robotics and biomechanics.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i>\u201cZippy has one motor along\u00a0 its hip axis and it&#8217;s controlled by a hard stop. So as one leg swings by the motor, it reaches the hard stop, which allows the other leg to kind of lean\u00a0 forward and swing forward as it walks.\u201d<\/i> \u2013 Josef Macera, Undergraduate, CMU<br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c50855d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c50855d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d14c57b04b5\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2188\" height=\"824\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Zippy1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-112073\" alt=\"Zippy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Zippy1.png 2188w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Zippy1-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Zippy1-1030x388.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Zippy1-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Zippy1-1536x578.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Zippy1-2048x771.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Zippy1-32x12.png 32w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Zippy1-1024x386.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2188px) 100vw, 2188px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4241d55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4241d55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d14c57b0b5b\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/html\/2505.05686v1\"><em>Source: arXiv<\/em><\/a><\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54828315 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54828315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d14c57b11ca\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What\u2019s Next for Zippy?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44da845f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44da845f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d14c57b1866\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zippy\u2019s creators aim to enhance the robot\u2019s resilience and capabilities with sensor integration and vision-based navigation. These improvements will allow Zippy to coordinate with other units as a swarm\u2014ideal for inspection, exploration, or search and rescue operations in tight or dangerous environments. This project also serves as an educational tool, demonstrating how efficient locomotion and dynamic balance can be achieved with minimal components and clever mechanical design.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSmall robots are important because they can go into tighter spaces and go on rougher terrain than wheel robots at that size. These situations usually occur in industrial inspection, disaster search and rescue, as well as geologically interesting areas where we do scientific research.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Steven Man, Ph.D. Student, CMU<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61915425 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"61915425\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/DK7K8bcQevs&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d14c57b25c0\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ff62dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"63ff62dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d14c57b2c75\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d914058 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d914058\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d14c57b32a6\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Explore the Future of Tiny Robotics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e49f1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42e49f1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d14c57b397b\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zippy is more than just a miniature biped\u2014it\u2019s a step toward the next frontier in mobile robotics. With plans to integrate IMUs and camera-based localization, this robot offers a powerful research platform in a palm-sized package. Want to learn more? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check the full research paper on <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/html\/2505.05686v1\">arXiv<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for detailed design insights, performance analysis, and what\u2019s next for the team at Carnegie Mellon University.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63801e56 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"63801e56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d14c57b49f1\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arxiv.org\/pdf\/2505.05686\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the Full Research Paper<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c9f542 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"72c9f542\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d14c57b50a6\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-484b3797 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"484b3797\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d024fc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d024fc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d14c57b6099\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">End Note<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3182a49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3182a49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d14c57b6747\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p>Hey community, we&#8217;re curating a monthly newsletter centering around the beloved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/xiao-series-page\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><strong>Seeed Studio XIAO<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. 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